SAX PLAYING VIDEO COURSES: Justin Swadling & Dawkes Music

We recently launched a series of videos on our YouTube channel to help Sax players develop their playing. Each series/video has a FREE .mp3 backing track and PDF chord parts you can download on these pages. These videos are designed to be approachable and you can stop/start and progress at your own pace, they are suitable for intermediate to advanced players.

POP SAX SOLOS - Part 1 of a 4 part mini-series

In the first of a 4 part mini-series, top UK pro Sax player Justin Swadling gives you some tips and advice about playing a pop sax solo, and really getting into the style of the music. You can download the FREE mp3 and Solo PDF Transcription (Eb and Bb) below to play along at home. In the next video Justin will discuss the Pentatonic Scale, how its made and how to apply it effectively in this genre of music.

Subscribe to our YouTube Channel for all the latest videos and DOWNLOAD the resources BELOW for this Blues Series, and you can play-along from home. The following videos in this series will be released on YouTube via this playlist

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PLAYING THE BLUES - Lesson 1: What Makes a Blues?

In this new mini-series of 4 videos, we're looking at playing and improvising over a Blues. Following on from our first 'Beginners Improvisation' series, this set of videos focuses on what makes up a Blues, the Blues Scale, Repetiton & New Ideas and the Jazz Blues.

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HOW TO IMPROVISE - Lesson 1: Limiting Your Note Choice

In this series of 4 videos, top UK Sax Player Justin Swadling has prepared a backing, solo demo and PDF charts for Eb, Bb or C instruments so players can join in and learn together. Throughout the videos Justin offers some tips and tricks on getting started with improvisation.

Subscribe to our YouTube Channel for all the latest videos and DOWNLOAD the resources BELOW to play along from home. The following videos in this series will be released on YouTube via this playlist

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ABOUT: Justin Swadling

Justin Swadling is a world class session musician who has worked at the top of the music business now for over 15 years. Justin has appeared live and recorded with over 50 of the biggest names in the industry that include: Candi Staton, The Temptations, Tony Hadley, Holly Johnson, ABC, Jason Donovan, Bonnie Tyler, Louisa Johnson, Pixie Lott, Ady Suleiman, Jocelyn Brown, Odyssey, Archie Bell and the Drells, Tiffany, T'Pau and Nick Heyward.

On tour Justin has performed at many of the most prestigious music venues and festivals in the UK and around the world in over 30 countries from small music venues to stadiums. He has also performed live and pre-recorded television for shows such as Proms in the Park, Tonight at the London Palladium and The One Show.

During his years at The London College of Music, Justin received many awards for performance including: Jazz Musician of the Year and LCM Woodwind Player of Year. He studied with saxophonist Pete Cook and legendary British jazz composer Eddie Harvey.

Justin has also released several award winning albums of his own music, distributed internationally, by the highly acclaimed record label 33Jazz. In 2015 Justin's collaboration with the world class "Piatti" strings quartet earned him praise across the jazz world with the internationally acclaimed, Downbeat Magazine, describing the work;

"As Charlie Parker's work with strings, A Place to Be creates a new, distinctive sound"

and BBC Radio 3 as

"A bold journey through timbre and texture"

Check out his website at: justinswadling.com